This statistic shows the seats won per party in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019. With 6 seats, the social democratic labour party, PvdA became the largest delegation of the Netherlands to the European parliament. The Christian-democratic CDA and the VVD (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) followed with 4 seats each, while GroenLinks won three seats in the 2019 European Elections.
Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party
The delegation of the Netherlands to the European parliament is elected once every five years by all Dutch nationals over the age of 18 who are eligible to vote. Of the European parliament’s 751 seats, 26 are allocated to the Netherlands. The European parliament exists of European parties, often formed by national political parties cooperating with national political parties from other European Union countries. The 26 Dutch seats are filled through party-list proportional representation elections, in which voters vote for a specific candidate connected to a national political party. The votes for the specific candidates are added up and determine the number of seats per party as well as the occupants of these seats.
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Kiesraad. (May 31, 2019). Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. (2019). Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Seats Won in The Elections for The European Parliament in The Netherlands in May 2019, Number of Seats per Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad, Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Seats won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, number of seats per party [Graph], Kiesraad, May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519482/netherlands-european-election-results-seats-per-party/
